dc.contributor.advisor | Walker, Mary P. | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Simmer-Beck, Melanie | |
dc.contributor.author | McKenzie, Cassandra Collins | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2016 Fall | |
dc.description | Title from PDF of title page, viewed May 30, 2017 | |
dc.description | Thesis advisors: Mary Walker and Melanie Simmer-Beck | |
dc.description | Vita | |
dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-56) | |
dc.description | Thesis (M.S.)--School of Dentistry. University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016 | |
dc.description.abstract | This investigation surveyed general dentists from Kansas and Missouri to identify
factors which may impact how likely they are to refer to periodontists. The web-based
survey probed areas of clinician demographics, practice location and characteristics, and
periodontal treatment philosophy to see how those domains influenced referrals made to
periodontists. Through the Kansas Dental Association (KDA) and the Missouri Dental
Association (MDA), 2,819 potential recipients were contacted, yielding 221 responses.
Dentists who practiced with at least one other dentist were more likely to refer (p=0.001)
as were dentists who employed more than one hygienist (p=0.020). Offices that
frequently provided scaling and root planing were more apt to refer (p<0.000). Those
who expressed an interest in teledentistry reported referring less (p=0.032), indicating
that supporting advancement of teledentistry may increase periodontal referrals.
Therefore, factors in practice characteristics as well as periodontal treatment philosophy
appear to influence periodontal referral patterns. | eng |
dc.description.tableofcontents | Introduction -- Materials and methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- Literature cited -- Appendix A. IRB Approval -- Appendix B. Survey -- Appendix C. KDA e-mail text: prompting e-mail, survey email, reminder e-mail -- Appendix D. MDA Survey request -- Appendix E. Demographic Stratification of Periodontal Treatment Philosophy | |
dc.format.extent | x, 83 pages | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10355/60499 | |
dc.publisher | University of Missouri--Kansas City | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Dentists -- Missouri -- Surveys | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Dentists -- Kansas -- Surveys | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Medical referral -- Missouri -- Surveys | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Medical referral -- Kansas -- Surveys | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Periodontists | |
dc.subject.other | Thesis -- University of Missouri--Kansas City -- Dentistry | |
dc.title | Survey of Kansas and Missouri General Dentists Identifying Periodontal Referral Patterns | eng |
dc.type | Thesis | eng |
thesis.degree.discipline | Oral and Craniofacial Sciences (UMKC) | |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Missouri--Kansas City | |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
thesis.degree.name | M.S. | |